An auction at

21st May 2013

In support of

8: An Ice-Cream War

8vo, first edition, original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, dust-jacket

A dark comedy of the absurd perils of war, somewhat in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh, the plot traces the misunderstandings and breakdowns of relationships both political and personal, in East Africa at the start of the First World War.

Winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1982.

Annotated on 7 pages with 3 illustrations. Approximately 80 words.

I was 30 years old in 1982. But An Ice-Cream War was largely written in 1980-81 as I waited for my first novel, A Good Man in Africa, to be published.

I was 30 years old in 1982. But An Ice-Cream War was largely written in 1980-81 as I waited for my first novel, A Good Man in Africa, to be published.

I was 30 years old in 1982. But An Ice-Cream War was largely written in 1980-81 as I waited for my first novel, A Good Man in Africa, to be published.